Originally Posted by
utenlov
I think the thing that pissed us off the most was a lovely older man who wandered the beach with his guitar or uke, can't remember which, anyways this group of 6 or so adults spent 30 minutes, listening to him, requesting songs than not offering him a tip. That burned us so bad, we saw it from afar but it left a lasting impression on us, and i'm sure has helped us be better tippers and more aware of our actions. Funny you should bring that up, I saw this go down to.
As for the higglers I did what I always do, wait until the last couple of days to buy anything. I find that no matter where I am, if I don't buy anything or respond to them they leave me alone after a couple of days. And I notice that word gets around on who's buying. The only thing I bought throughout the entire stay was cigarettes. I know I could get them cheaper, but I'm more than happy to pay a buck or two extra to have them on the beach! Well, I did buy ganj the first day. Off course he tried to stress me out, give me pisspoor quality at a ridiculous price, but I wasn't having it. End of story, I got the good stuff and at a fair price. Fair in the sence that I know I overpaid, but again to be able to buy it off the beach like that I think of it as service charge. Also I'm familiar with the consept of tourist prices and local prices, and to be honest I do think that's somewhat fair.
